Magdalena Ecke Family Ymca-School Age (Farm Lab) is a child daycare & preschools daycare located at 441 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, California CA. Find contact info, location details, and similar daycares nearby.
What Parents Say
These reviews are for the YMCA facility's gym and recreational amenities, not the school-age daycare program. The few mentions of youth programs (preschool, camps, after-school care) are positive, but there are insufficient reviews specifically about the daycare operations to provide an accurate assessment.
I found this YMCA to be a very great place to go work out. The facilities were all very clean, the pool was amazing and the staff was very friendly. This certainly isn't going to be your $200 a month club premium club, however it definitely holds up to a very high standard and has all the amenities to get a great workout in.
The people there are really nice and they do good things in the community but their hours and maintenance of things like the sauna make it feel like the gym dues are there to subsidize preschool and after school programs. The last 6 years have been a steady decline in level of service in the gym. Maintenance during normal hours, long repair times for the sauna and hours that only line up for the retired and work from home crowd have added up to needing to find a new gym to belong to. With so many options in the area, this place was a real gem, until about 2019, and it just keeps fading.
I’m extremely disappointed with the YMCA’s Child Watch service. Nearly every week, it gets canceled with no prior notice—whether they claim it’s slow or they simply decide to close. This is unprofessional and unfair to members who rely on it. The lack of communication is unacceptable, and it needs to be addressed immediately.
We have a family membership here and love this place. I mostly use the upstairs e-gym (you need to sign up for this) and my partner does all the other gym stuff. We all use the pool, which is fantastic. My son uses the skatepark. My kids also do their camps.
I just discovered the Encinitas YMCA, and I must say that I am so glad that I did. The ladies at the front desks are exceedingly helpful. I met Sandy yesterday; Sandy helped me at the refreshment counter, such a congenial, kind fellow! I've joined many gyms; I grew up in coastal North County, never knowing what a gem I had in Encinitas. A Y membership costs $500.00 a month on the East Coast! How anyone could complain about the fees at the Magdalena facilitate is beyond me! I love this place! I only recommend hiring someone whose only job is to check Member's IDs. Possibly, the folks here are too kind and wouldn't want Members to be annoyed. There's an air of exclusivity here. I highly recommend the Encinitas YMCA. Wow! JL III.